WINDY!!! Boy did it sure get crazy on Friday and Saturday. All of Friday the winds kicked in and sounded like a hurricane was blowing through ... ok, I don't know what that sounds like but I can imagine it would be like that but on a smaller scale. But the wind sure did some crazy damage, not like blow down the fences but sure made a mess of the yards around the neighborhood ... I guess that isn't much at all in the grand scheme of things but just not used to it I suppose. But with the wind came a lot of heat, back up in the 90's and the nights dropped down into the 60's which was nice. This weather is usually fire season because of the dryness it brings and anything can set off a brush fire, then the winds carry it out to other areas which then cause more fires from the dryness ... nasty season this can be but hopefully the worst of it is over and the rest will be mild ... but who knows these days with the crazy weather patterns we have been getting!
Weekly Update:
Trying to think what in the world I did this past week ... made a bunch of phone calls checking box office numbers but was that it?! It felt like a busy week ... OH, I remember, had a doctor's appointment and my eyes dilated by the optometrist because my insurance ran out on the 30th of last month which was Monday. Now I need the Affordable Health Care Act (aka: Obamacare) to kick in so I can get health insurance again and not pay the crazy amounts set forth by the Bush Administration Man, I have not seen health care go up so fast before except in his term. I remember when he first took office, within the first 2 years it double. Then second term, it double again on top of that double. It was out of control and everyone thought it was good ... geez. Now we are going back (hopefully) to a closer amount to what it was before nearly 12 years ago. If you do the math, most health care plans that carry over from old employment ranges in the $550 to $850 range a month. If you should be out of work and collecting unemployment you get around $900 a month before taxes if you do not choose that option ... that is if you don't have any other expenses going on too! So this better kick in and be across the board for employed and unemployed or the economy will continue to get worse.
Taking the box office with a big boom is Gravity earning a hefty 55.6 million for it's debut on IMAX and every other large format screen along with regular screens. The WB film exceeded many expectations and word-of-mouth is very strong on this film. I am sure it will be another contender for the award season as well. Slight drop to #2 is "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" bringing in an extra 21.5 mil as it just passes 60 mil cume and on its way to 100 mil. At a distant 3rd place is Runner Runner from our friends at 20th Century Fox with only 7.6 mil. With over a 3k screen count, this is well below expectations all around. Solid hold on #4 is "Prisoners" with 5.7 mil more as it closes in on 50 mil cume domestic. Rounding off the top 5 is "Rush" which brings in 4.4 mil more, another possible award season contender.
Quote of the week:
"You can't stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh." - Jay Leno
Facts & Tips:A bee has five eyelids.
"You're such a Potsie!" - Don Most as Ralph Malph on the TV series "Happy Days."
posted by McDuck @ 02:52
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